Military Embedded Systems

NEW YORK. Mobile networking company Persistent Systems reported that it demonstrated the maturity of its mobile ad hoc network (MANET) networking capability in line with U.S. military objectives during a recent portion of Project Convergence-Capstone Five (PC-C5), a Combined Joint All-Domain Command-and-Control (CJADC2) experiment.

DELRAY BEACH, Fla. The global market for drone or uncrewed aerial system (UAS) communications -- estimated to be $2.46 billion in 2024 -- will reach $3.67 billion by 2029, according to a new report by MarketsandMarkets, "Drone Communication Market by Technology (Radio Frequency, Cellular (LTE/4G, 5G/6G), Satellite, Meshed Network), Application (Military (ISR, Combat), Commercial), Component (Transmitter, Receiver, Antenna, Data Link) and Region - Global Forecast to 2029." 

ANNAPOLIS, Md. Northrop Grumman Systems won a cost-plus-fixed-fee contract from the Office of Naval Research (ONR) worth a cumulative value of $24.88 million to advance the "Full Spectrum Undersea Warfare Innovative Naval Prototype Autonomous Undersea Exploitation" initiative, under which Northrop Grumman is working on research into technologies designed to enhance the U.S. Navy’s ability to perceive and respond to undersea threats autonomously.

BETHESDA, Md. Lockheed Martin secured a contract from the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) Innovation Unit (DIU) to develop a quantum-enabled inertial navigation system (INS) prototype, which is aimed at enabling precise location measurements even in GPS-denied environments. 

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The watchword in the U.S. education arena for the last 20 or so years has been STEM – science, technology, engineering, and mathematics – student immersion in the problem-solving, analytical thinking, and science competencies needed for the U.S. to maintain its momentum in science and technology innovation.

SYRACUSE, N.Y. Saab Inc. received a contract modification award from the U.S. Marine Corps (USMC) for additional Marine Corps Training Instrumentation Systems (MCTIS) equipment; the order value for this award is $37 million (SEK 375 million). 

MCLEAN, Va. Shipbuilders and military-training company HII announced that its Mission Technologies division won a task order valued at approximately $182 million to provide logistics support for U.S. Air Force F-16 pilot-training devices.

MALIBU, Calif. Technology research concern HRL Laboratories will present a superior cooling system for stacks of microelectronic chips as part of a project launched by the Defense Advanced Research Project Agency (DARPA) that seeks to create compact thermal-management technology in a chip stack using 3D heterogeneous integration (3DHI).

MCLEAN, Va. Enterprise IT providers Trace Systems announced that it won a contract to provide Base Operations Support (BOS) -- IT Services to Los Angeles Air Force Base (LAAFB), home to Space Base Delta 3 (SBD 3) and Space Systems Command (SSC) Field Command, as well as other locations outside of LAAFB.

HOLLYWOOD, Md. Cybersecurity providers Global Technology and Management Resources (GTMR -- a subsidiary of IT company Castellum) signed a $103.3 million contract with the U.S. Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) to provide special missions management of on-site services for NAVAIR’s Program Office 290 Special Missions.

LONDON. Software technology made in the U.K will help the military monitor satellites in space under the terms of a new £65 million ($83.69 million) deal.

CAMP ROBERTS, Calif. Uncrewed systems engineering firm Tekever (Lisbon, Portugal) reports that it successfully completed an operational exercise with U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) at Camp Roberts that demonstrated the use of the company's artificial intelligence (AI)-assisted uncrewed aerial system (UAS) technology.

ARLINGTON, Va. Leonardo DRS announced it delivered its first next-generation Integrated Voice Communication Systems (IVCS) that will be used on the U.S. Navy’s Arleigh Burke DDG51-class destroyers.

WASHINGTON. The U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) plans to vote during April 2025 to explore alternatives to GPS after lawmakers and agencies raised national-security concerns about relying on a single system crucial to modern life.

VANDENBERG SPACE FORCE BASE, Calif. Lockheed Martin and Firefly Aerospace announced that their LM 400 technology demonstration is ready to launch no earlier than March 15, having successfully passed its static fire test.

SANTA ROSA, Calif. Keysight Technologies announced that the U.S. Army chose the Keysight CyPerf network design and verification solution to validate performance, resiliency, and zero-trust security for its Unified Network Program during Cyber Quest 2025 (CQ25), the Army's event that aims to identify mature technologies, develop capabilities, and accelerate its modernization efforts.

COSTA MESA, Calif. The Anduril Barracuda-500 autonomous air vehicle (AAV) is the choice of the Air Force Armament Directorate and the Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) as the platform that will move forward to the next phase of the Enterprise Test Vehicle (ETV) prototype project, a joint program that aims to create a highly-producible, modular, and affordable air vehicle that will serve as the baseline architecture for large-scale production of next-generation airborne platforms.

AMSTERDAM. The global market for uncrewed aerial systems (UASs) used for the military is predicted to grow at a combined annual growth rate (CAGR) of 11.2% between 2024 and 2032, reaching a cumulative value of more than $65 billion, according to a new stury by Market Forecast, "Military Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) -- Market and Technology Forecast to 2032."

ARLINGTON, Va. The Defense Advanced Research Project Agency (DARPA) No Manning Required Ship (NOMARS) program completed construction on a prototype of a ship designed to operate autonomously for long durations at sea.